Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN August 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM FILE Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks, accompanied by Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A.
- - Trump's Justice Department is investigating whether DC police officials falsified crime data
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN August 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM
FILE - Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks, accompanied by Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith, during a news conference on President Donald Trump's plan to place Washington police under federal control and deploy National Guard troops to Washington, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File) ()
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified crime data, according to a person familiar with the probe who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss an open investigation.
The investigation comes amid an escalating — and political — showdown between the Trump administration and the city over control of the police department. It wasn't immediately clear what federal laws could have been violated by the possible manipulation of crime data.
The mayor's office declined to comment on the matter.
The New York Times was first to report on the investigation. Earlier this year, a Metropolitan Police Department commander suspected of manipulating crime data was placed on paid administrative leave, NBC Washington reported.
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writer Matt Brown contributed to this report.
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